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The next meeting of the Football Supporters’ Federation’s North Wales and North West Division will take place on Monday 30th January (7pm) at the LMRCA Railway Club, Altrincham, WA14 1LJ. The venue is accessible for wheelchair users. Non-members are welcome to attend although it is free to join the FSF and will only take a few minutes of your time: www.fsf.org.uk/join.On the agenda:Non-league str...

This one was doing the rounds last week but it deserves another plug. From the Norwegian TV station which brought you electro-shock football (also linked to below) comes the bubble match. Some of the 'hits' are more akin to rugby than football but don't let that put you off!This news story was originally sent via Fan Mail - the FSF's weekly e-bulletin. Join the FSF for free today from this lin...

The Football Supporters’ Federation and fans’ groups from Liverpool and Manchester United have met with the police, Football Association, and both clubs in the build-up to Saturday’s FA Cup 4th Round tie at Anfield. The meeting gave fans the chance to share their views with the authorities and discuss security and transport information. The FSF strongly believes supporter consultation and communic...

Last week Andre Villas-Boas said that Premier League clubs should be allowed feeder sides in the Championship. The vast majority of fans feel it’s a non-starter and the Football League rejected it outright. But the idea of elite clubs wanting an increasing slice of the youth development pie is a familiar and worrying one. Football Supporters’ Federation deputy chair Jon Keen explains why…Back in O...

The folks behind Non-League Day (NLD) are a better organised bunch than most and they’re already preparing for NLD 2012. NLD was launched in 2010 and encourages supporters to check out their local non-league side. Every international break half-a-million fans are left without a fixture due to gaps in the domestic calendar. It’s a perfect time for those fans to explore their nearest non-league side...

550 German fans from 60 different clubs came together in Berlin last weekend to tackle the big issues at Fan Kongress 2012. The Football Supporters’ Federation was in attendance as part of a delegation from Football Supporters Europe to see how they do things on the continent. Saturday was devoted to domestic issues while Sunday’s agenda took in supporter experiences at a pan-European level. The o...

We like this clip. There's no massive crowd, adoring fans, or incompetent ref. Just a few daft lads messing about with a football. And isn't that why we love the game? Jumpers for goalposts and all that. But what makes this clip different from the norm and, well, funny?This news story was originally sent via Fan Mail - the FSF's weekly e-bulletin. Join the FSF for free today from this link and...

Last week we explained how Southend United fans who had travelled to their side’s game at Aldershot Town were left out of pocket after the game was abandoned at half-time. This was because the Shots have a policy not to refund tickets in such circumstances and, after a little research, we found out that this was actually pretty common across the leagues.Read more on that story 'Shots in the dark' ...

If you’d travelled almost 200 miles to watch your side on Boxing Day and the game was abandoned mid-match due to floodlight failure you’d expect to get your money back, right? Wrong. It’s likely you’d receive no refund as hundreds of Southend United fans found out after their team’s game at Aldershot Town was called off. While this issue was brought to our attention by an incident at the Shots man...

"Funny soccer/football throw in fail LOL," says the Youtube explanation to this cracker and it pretty much sums the thing up. We think the footage is from China and it's definitely worth a watch.This news story was originally sent via Fan Mail - the FSF's weekly e-bulletin. Join the FSF for free today from this link and receive all email updates. Join the FSF for free today from this link.The F...